Device for protecting the ignition system of automobiles



I. H. BLOODGOOD. DEVICE FOR PROTECTING THE IGNITION SYSTEM OFAUTOMOBILES- Patented June 14, 1921.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I3. I9I9.

INVENTOR J21 BL 00;) e005;

, of the elements.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES HENRY BLOODGOOD, OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.

DEVICE FOR PROTECTING THE IGNITIOIV SYSTEM OF AUTOMOBILES.

T 0 all whom it may concem:

e it known that I, JAMES HENRY BLOOD- GOOD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk and Stateof Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in evicesfor Protectin the Ignition System of Automobiles, of w ich the followingis a specification.

y inventionrelates to a device for prohe ignition system within the hoodof an automobile from the destructive action Engine hoods forautomobiles, and particularly those used in Ford cars, are formed ofhinged sections. The point at which these sections are hinged isgenerally at the top of the hood so that durin stormy weather the rainpercolates throng the hinged joint and thus drops on to the partsleading to the spark plugs.

circuiting of the spark plugs.- and particularly in Ford cars, anopening is also provided at the juncture of the cowl and hood, throughwhich the water invariably passes, falling on to the conducting wiresextending from the coil box. insulation is also ultimately destroyed. It

water from contacting with the conducting wires and thus preserves theirinsulation and eliminates'short circuiting.

In carrying out my invention I provide which is secured to the innerside of the dash board at a point above the conducting wires so as tocatch the water from the openings between hood and to direct the same toone side of the wires; the other trough is arranged above the sparkplugs of the engine so as to catch separate with the first trough, ineither case, however, the outer end of the second trough is su ported inproper position by a suitable bracl et which is connected to t e restrod of the radiator.

I will describe one 7 I vice embodying my invention and will thenSpecification of Letters Patent.

the openings at In many forms of automobiles so that their R the cowland form of protecting de' Patented'June 14, 1921.

Application filed September 13, 1919. SerialNo. 323,523.

point out the novel claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

igure 1 is a view showing in side elevation and partly in section aportion of an automobile having applied thereto one form pf protectingdevice embodying my invenion;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device shown in Fig. 1; a

Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the troughs; and

ig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the other trough.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in each of theseveral views.

eferring specifically to the drawings and particularly to Fig. 1, I havehere shown a conventional form of automobile hood and t'he'adjacentparts which are necessary to a clear understanding of the invention.designates the hood which is supported between the radiator R and thedash board D.

designates the cowl which at its juncture with the hood H provides theopening hereinbefore referred to. The dash board D carries the usualcoil box B, and such dash board forms a rigid support for the radiatorthrough the medium of therest rod E. he spark plugs are designated at S,and current is supplied to the same from the coil box B throughconducting wires K. The conducting wires K are connected to theterminals of the coil within the box B for a purpose which will beunderstood.

T designates the trough which is adapted e secured to the inner side ofthe dash oard D and above the terminals of the coil In the presentinstance I provide a rubber backing G, which, as shown in Fig. 2, isarranged upon the rear side of the trough and is secured to the dashboard by means of suitable members 15 such as nails or the like, whichare driven through the rear wall of the trough and through the backingG, thus securely retainin ments' upon the dash board. In t e appliedposition of the trough T, it is preferably inclined in one direction orthe other, as shown in Fig. 2, to effect the proper drainage, as willunderstood. As shown in he inner side of the troug formed centrallythereof with a vertically extending slot 16, which is provided toaccommodate the rear end of-the rest rod E.

he forward side of the trough T is flared perspective outwardly, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2 and is recessed medially thereof as at 17 toaccommodate the rear end of the trough T. The rear end of the trough Tis provided with a pair of upstanding lugs 18 which are spaced toreceive the rear end of the rest rod E, and against which the usualwasher 19 and nut 20 bear for locking the troughs T and -T together. Theforward end of the trough T is provided with a bracket 21 which spansthe trough and has its upper end formed with a sleeve 21 to receive therest rod E. This bracket 21 supports the forward end of the trough T inelevated position above the conductors K, and because of its length andwidth, it effectively prevents water from dropping on the conductors K.The sleeve 21 is preferably detachably associated with the bracket 21 soas to permit the ready application of the same to the rest-rod. As shownto advantage in Fig. 1, the trough T is inclined downwardly from itsrear end to its forward end so that the water will be fed to anddispensed from the forward end of the trough.

It will be manifest from the arrangement of the troughs shown in Fig 1that the trough T protects the conductors K and those portions of theconductor K adjacent the coil box 13, while the trough T protects theconductors K and particularly at the oints at which they are connectedto the spark plugs S so that corrosion at the spark lug terminals isprevented.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of protectingdevice embodying my invention it will be understood that various changesand modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention and spirit and scope of the appended claims.

TL claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising, a trough having itsvertical walls formed with recesses, a second trough arranged at rightangles with respect to the first trough with one end resting on thefirst trough and extending through one of the recesses, lugs formed onthe trough engaging end of the second trough at opposite sides of theother of said recesses, and a bracket secured to the second trough andadapted to be connected to a rest rod which extends between the lugs andthrough the corresponding recess.

2. in combination, a dash board, a rest rod including a wash r and anut, a troug secured to the inner side of the dash board and arranged onan incline, said trough having its vertical walls formed with recessesat corresponding points one of which receives the rest rod, a secondtrough extending longitudinally below the rest rod and arranged at anincline with respect thereto, the rear end of the second trough restingon the first trough and extending through one of the recesses, lugsformed on the rear end of the second trough and receiving the rest rodtherebetween and engageable by the washer and nut for securing thesecond trough to the first trough, and a bracket detach-ably secured totheirest rod and connected to the SGCOnQ trough at its forward end.

JAMES HENRY BLOUDGUUD.

